The story of Native America taught in U.S. public schools usually begins at contact with European explorers. Children then get lessons about Thanksgiving, maybe the Trail of Tears or the 19th century wars over the removal of tribes in the American West.
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Crews are working to spruce up a historic northern Indiana building for a push to find a developer who can give it a new life. The more 130-year-old Falk building sits across the street from Miami County Courthouse and is one of the oldest buildings in Peru.
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The proposed route would use existing roads and trails to connect the 22-mile Panhandle Pathway running between Winamac and near France Park in Cass County and the 37-mile Nickel Plate Trail linking Rochester and Kokomo. WTHR's newsgathering partners at the a Pharos-Tribune report Logansport officials have approved placing signs in city park properties for the connecting route that extends to Peru.
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The Trump administration renewed its call Monday for the Organization of American States to suspend Venezuela and for other members to step up pressure on the country's government to restore constitutional order. "Tomorrow, during the General Assembly we will have the opportunity to begin the process of suspending Venezuela from membership and participation in the OAS," Vice President Mike Pence told officials from 22 countries during a reception held Monday evening at the White House.
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A 34-year-old man has been killed and six other people injured in a central Indiana crash. Indiana state police say a car driven by Nathan Stuber collided Saturday afternoon with a vehicle driven by 32-year-old Sarah Winters after each crested a hill near Peru, Indiana.
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Abroad during a major military strike, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence plans to address Latin American leaders Saturday on President Donald Trump's decision to launch air strikes in Syria in response to a suspected chemical attack in the war-torn nation. Pence was whisked away from the Summit of the Americas late Friday so he could inform U.S. congressional leaders by phone of Trump's plans to announce the missile strikes.
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Filling in for his boss, Vice President Mike Pence intends to promote the U.S. as a steady trading partner and press Latin American partners to further isolate Venezuela during his weekend trip to Peru. Pence was departing for the Summit of the Americas in Lima, Peru, on Friday, subbing for President Donald Trump after the president pulled out of his first planned visit to Latin America to manage the U.S. response to an apparent chemical weapons attack on civilians in Syria.
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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday warned countries in the Western Hemisphere to beware of Chinese investment, saying it is reminiscent of European colonialism. He also derided Russia for selling weaponry to unfriendly, authoritarian governments in the region.
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WALTON, IN - Detectives from the Indiana State Police Peru post are investigating a fatal police involved shooting in Cass County early Saturday morning. Indiana State Police were ask to look into the shooting that happened in the 600 block of Carroll Drive in Walton around 4 a.m. Cass County Sheriff deputy's were called to the address and confronted a suspect who was shot and killed.
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MIAMI COUNTY, IN - A Paramedic that was riding in the back of an ambulance transporting an infant and mother from northern Indiana was killed when the ambulance went through a red light and struck another vehicle. State Police say 32-year-old Mousa Chaban died during the crash involving an ambulance on U.S. 31 at State Road 218 in Miami County.
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MIAMI COUNTY, IN - A Emergency Medical Technician that was riding in the back of an ambulance transporting an infant and mother from northern Indiana was killed when the ambulance went through a red light and struck another vehicle. State Police say 32-year-old Mousa Chaban died during the crash involving an ambulance on U.S. 31 at State Road 218 in Miami County.
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Investigators say a semi pulling a trailer filled with scrap driven by 62-year-old Scott Baker of Eaton was traveling east on US 24 when Baker failed to stop when a light turned red and struck an SUV turning south onto Broadway Street. The SUV, a 2003 Ford Explorer driven by 31-year-old Kristina Buffington of Peru, spun and struck a 2017 Chevrolet Cruz driven by 43-year-old Jayson Hall of Peru.
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A Boeing 757 lands at Grissom Air Reserve Base, July 16, 2014. The aircraft was the first to land on the newly renovated runway following a $3.2 million project that added expansion joints in the runway.
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